# Is posible to set a text as optional in RegularExpresions?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-posible-to-set-a-text-as-optional-in-regularexpresions/291114>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 7, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-posible-to-set-a-text-as-optional-in-regularexpresions/291114 "2021-12-07T12:09:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![AquaX](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aquax/32/92006_2.png) [@AquaX](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AquaX)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-posible-to-set-a-text-as-optional-in-regularexpresions/291114/2 "2021-12-07T14:43:20Z")

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Did you not just ask this question in this post?

> [@Is posible to have iptional field with regex as grok optionals fields?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-posible-to-have-iptional-field-with-regex-as-grok-optionals-fields/290645):
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> Hello! i want to know if a could set a field as optional in regular expresions as i do with grok for example: (%{DATA:Message})? Thank you!

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